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Desperately Seeking Snoozin' : The Insomnia Cure from Awake to Zzzzz

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I read this book in a desperate attempt to alleviate the chronic insomnia that had plauged me since the birth of my daughter. It was the only book of it's kind (I purchased two others) that made me feel genuine hopefulness about my condition. Mr. Wiedman does not make light of insomnia - to the contrary, he sincerely understands what you are going through. This man has been through some truly hard times and you can sense his compassion and desire to help others. This is what sets the book apart.
I both laughed and cried while reading this book; it is very cathartic and reads like a novel at times. Although you may find other books containing more technical information, this book will give you that human touch that no other can provide. My insomnia is gone, and even better, I no longer feel anxious about the occasional sleepless night.
THANK YOU Mr. Wiedman, you have helped me tremendously. I cannot reccomend this book highly enough to anyone struggling with sleep.

"Desperately Seeking Susan" by John Wiedman is a fantastic book, that helped me so immensely. The other books on sleep discuss medications to take, this book discusses how to change your behavior, and to get off medications, eat right, cut down on or stop caffeine, and to go to bed and wake up at the same time each night. It also discusses the following: info on sleep clinics, sleep cycles, self employment, night eating syndrome, restless legs syndrome, circadian rhythms disorders, conditionioned insomnia, sleep apnea. There are several chapters on sleep aids, medications, herbs, and the impact of medications on sleep stages. It goes into the long term use of sleeping pills, smoking, depression, excercise, and good health. The next part of the book looks into "the solution", talk of a sleep diary, your medical history, a pre-sleep routine (like bathing before sleep induces sleep), relaxation techniques, trouble staying asleep (that was me along w/rls) and how much one should be committed to follow John Wiedman's book. The end of the book discusses the plan one should follow, sleep clinics, and more on medications. I highly recommend this book to everyone. Thanks John!

After suffering from insomnia for over 25 years, I am finally cured of my miserable affliction thanks to this awesome book. John gave me new hope and a new life. Following years of regular excercise, good diet, sleep clinics, sleep specialists, psychologists, pills, alcohol,and anything else I could imagine...finally, relief for me. After my last trip to the sleep clinic the diagnosis left me in tears. My doctor excitedly told me, "I have great news for you, there's nothing wrong with you!" I am thankful she suggested Desperately Seeking Snoozin'. I read John's book on vacation, Thanksgiving of 1998. This past Thanksgiving I celebrated 1 year of being cured. I have to remind myself of how miserable I used to be. My family still can't believe the new me! I don't want to forget that without this plain comman sense rescue, I would no longer be able to lead a normal life. I had been so sleep deprived I could no longer drive safely, I could no longer do my job! I had no energy to enjoy my family. This illness consumed my life. I felt as though my life would be perfect if only I could sleep. If you can no longer tolerate the miserable life of an insomniac...do yourself a favor and read John's book. You will have a hard time putting it down, and you will be grateful for the rest of your life! Thank-you John, for writing this book, it has been a God Send! Holly

I've read many books on curing insomnia, and they all have helpful advice, but this is the one with the tip that worked the best of all for me: Don't try to force yourself to sleep when you're not sleepy. You'll just become frustrated and even more wide awake. Get up at the same time but make going-to-bed time late enough so you'll be sure to be sleepy. If you still can't fall asleep go do something else until you are sleepy. The reason your cat doesn't suffer from sleeplessness is that she sleeps when she's sleepy and prowls when she's not. Insomnia is a byproduct of our civilization's insistence on schedules. You can't force yourself to sleep. Don't try. It is better to try to understand what your body wants to do and go along with it.

Since I have had trouble sleeping (and it has been about ten years), I've visited just about every kind of doctor you can to help find "the cure." I wish that just one of the physicians had recommended a book called "Desparately Seeking Snoozin'" It could have saved me many doctor bills and many anxious nights.

The book brings comfort from the fact that there are many others who feel like they are at wits end and don't know what to do. Insomnia is kind of a personal problem and it was very interesting to read the various sleep disorders that others had.

But the real benefit to the book is the practical guide to helping you address how to solve your sleeping problem. It is very easy to follow, costs nothing, and put me back on the road to sanity. I have passed along the book to others I know who have experienced similar problems and it has worked for them.

Now if it's 3 a.m., quit reading this, buy the book and get some sleep.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is suffering from insomnia. The book will be particularly helpful for those that know there is no physical or mental problem keeping them from sleeping. In many cases, there is no physical or mental reason for the insomnia except for the fear of going to sleep. This book is perfect for helping you overcome the fear of bedtime and the anxiety that that comes with it. The book is a simple behavior modification technique that is easy to follow but produces results quickly. Best of all...it is drug free. I recommended this book to my family doctor and many friends that have struggled with insomnia. It can help you with not falling asleep, early awakenings, and trouble going back to sleep. I would also like to compliment Mr. John Wiedman. After reading the book, I was still struggling with sticking with the program. He supported me through email which motivated me to stick with it. He is an extremely caring man with a great story to tell. He overcame insomnia and wants to help you do the same. This book gave me my life back!

This is a very interesting and engaging book about the trails and tribulations of problem sleepers. In addition to being an entertaining read, it supplies a firsthand account of dealing with insomnia along with essential information from sleep researchers and insomniacs. This alone makes this book one of the best ever written about insomnia (and I've read quite a few). I believe what makes this book special and more useful than other books is that John Weidman has identified the key discovery to falling asleep and staying asleep without use of drugs. Although I was skeptical about any "cure" for insomnia, this book has allowed me to overcome my 20 plus years of insomnia.

Buying this book was a great investment. I highly recommend it to anyone suffering from insomnia.

This book was a godsend for me: within weeks of putting its simple principles into practice, I became a happy, healthy "good sleeper" -- after having endured months of severe insomnia (two to four hours of sleep a night) and the physical and psychological difficulties that came with it. The style is very warm and real, like a chat with a kind, informed friend. And the program is blessedly simple: after my increasingly rare bad nights, I just refocus on the suggestions in the book and get right back on track. Highly recommended.

A very good, practical book. Although at first blush, the advise almost seems overly simple, it works. I guess, like lots of good ideas and advise, sometimes simple is the best. I've suffered from insomnia on and off for about 25 years and I've tried most everything, including sleeping pills. I've been doing this program now for about 3 weeks and it has definitely improved my sleep. In those 3 weeks, I've had maybe 3 bad nights, and even those nights weren't as bad as what I used to consider bad. In addition to sleeping better, I have an extra hour or two at the end of the day because of how this program works. Over the years, I've read quite a bit about insomnia and sleep, like all of us insomniacs probably have, but I would say this book contains the most practical advise. While this program may not cure everyone's insomnia, at a minimum, it will certainly help everyone who has insomnia that is not related to some type of underlying physical condition.

A book for the insomniac who has been there, done that! If you have tried everything and feel there is no hope, search no more!

After running the gamut, know that help is on the way. After reading this refreshing approach to curing your affliction, you will soon realize if John can do it, so can you. I too, tried everything from alcohol, pills, doctors, sleep specialists, psycologists,sleep clinics, herbs, diets, and excercise. I felt as though I would have a perfect life if only I could sleep! John's book gave me a will to go on and a way to do it. I bought Desperately Seeking Snoozin' and read it over Thanksgiving Vacation 1998. I put his program to work and have been cured ever since.

John's light hearted, down to earth approach, will give you the hope to go on, the the tools to get your life back.

Reading Desperately Seeking Snoozin' was the best thing I've ever done for myself and my family. I am a whole person again. You can be too!

Well Rested Holly from Wisconsin